As much the second baseman of the Major League Baseball's World Series champion Jose Altuve, as Venezuelan female triple jumper Yulimar Rojas, ended a formidable athletic season in the year 2017, and much more votes in their favour are being expected in this traditional sportas survey organized and promoted by Cuban news agency Prensa Latina, recognizing the best athletes, and the most brillant performances in the year.

Altuve won the champion title of the World Series with the Houston Astros (Texas), his 3rd batting average championship (2nd consecutive) in the MLB American League (also called New Circuit), and won the award to the Most Valubale Player of the Year.

Yulimar, for her part, won a spectacular gold medal at the last World Athletics Championships held in London, where she reached 14.91 meters to get an unprecedented scepter for Venezuela in the world.

At 21 years of age, Rojas became the youngest triple jump gold medalist in World Championships and was also voted Best Female Athlete of 2017 in America by the Association of National Olympic Committees.

Also, Globovisión highlighted the men's soccer team of Peru, qualified for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, in the section to award the Best Team of the region this year.

So far, Altuve marches ahead in the Prensa Latina survey in the section of the Best Male Athlete with nine votes, followed by the Brazilian soccer player Neymar with four votes and the Argentinean star Lionel Messi, who has three nominations.

Meanwhile, Rojas leads the ladies with 15 votes, ahead of Brazilian judoka world champion in 78 kilograms Mayra Aguiar, who has four votes.

In turn, the male team of Brazil is the leader among the Latin American and Caribbean teams with 12 votes, followed by the female sextet of the South American giant, with five votes.

This is the 54th edition of the Annual Survey of Prensa Latina, whose first winner in 1964 was the Cuban sprinter Enrique Figuerola, silver medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt is the athlete with more titles in the Prensa Latina sports survey, with 6 occassions elected as Best Athlete of the Year (2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2016).

As much the second baseman of the Major League Baseball's World Series champion Jose Altuve, as Venezuelan female triple jumper Yulimar Rojas, ended a formidable athletic season in the year 2017, and much more votes in their favour are being expected in this traditional sportas survey organized and promoted by Cuban news agency Prensa Latina, recognizing the best athletes, and the most brillant performances in the year.

Altuve won the champion title of the World Series with the Houston Astros (Texas), his 3rd batting average championship (2nd consecutive) in the MLB American League (also called New Circuit), and won the award to the Most Valubale Player of the Year.

Yulimar, for her part, won a spectacular gold medal at the last World Athletics Championships held in London, where she reached 14.91 meters to get an unprecedented scepter for Venezuela in the world.

At 21 years of age, Rojas became the youngest triple jump gold medalist in World Championships and was also voted Best Female Athlete of 2017 in America by the Association of National Olympic Committees.

Also, Globovisión highlighted the men's soccer team of Peru, qualified for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, in the section to award the Best Team of the region this year.

So far, Altuve marches ahead in the Prensa Latina survey in the section of the Best Male Athlete with nine votes, followed by the Brazilian soccer player Neymar with four votes and the Argentinean star Lionel Messi, who has three nominations.

Meanwhile, Rojas leads the ladies with 15 votes, ahead of Brazilian judoka world champion in 78 kilograms Mayra Aguiar, who has four votes.

In turn, the male team of Brazil is the leader among the Latin American and Caribbean teams with 12 votes, followed by the female sextet of the South American giant, with five votes.

This is the 54th edition of the Annual Survey of Prensa Latina, whose first winner in 1964 was the Cuban sprinter Enrique Figuerola, silver medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt is the athlete with more titles in the Prensa Latina sports survey, with 6 occassions elected as Best Athlete of the Year (2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2016).